Del Mar Union Elementary
A public school district in San Diego, California, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,497
- Students enrolled
- 179.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 388.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,785
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,497 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,801st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 347th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 84% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $20,785 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 76% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Del Mar Union Elementary spent $20,785 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,397 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $20,785 | $77.9 million | 3,748 |
| FY2022 | $18,416 | $71.7 million | 3,895 |
| FY2021 | $18,865 | $72.7 million | 3,853 |
| FY2020 | $17,045 | $70.4 million | 4,132 |
| FY2019 | $15,584 | $66.4 million | 4,263 |
| FY2018 | $14,474 | $64.5 million | 4,453 |
| FY2017 | $14,090 | $62.2 million | 4,413 |
| FY2016 | $13,218 | $57.3 million | 4,334 |
| FY2015 | $11,611 | $51.1 million | 4,399 |
| FY2014 | $10,976 | $48.0 million | 4,376 |
| FY2013 | $10,865 | $47.6 million | 4,384 |
| FY2012 | $10,911 | $47.9 million | 4,387 |
| FY2011 | $10,643 | $46.4 million | 4,363 |
| FY2010 | $10,357 | $43.2 million | 4,169 |
| FY2009 | $10,620 | $44.3 million | 4,169 |
| FY2008 | $10,284 | $41.7 million | 4,057 |
| FY2007 | $9,821 | $37.8 million | 3,845 |
| FY2006 | $9,174 | $34.3 million | 3,734 |
| FY2005 | $8,397 | $30.9 million | 3,675 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.5 million | 1.5% |
| State | $14.3 million | 14.7% |
| Local | $81.4 million | 83.8% |
| Total | $97.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Ashley Falls Elementary | 367 |
| Carmel Del Mar Elementary | 562 |
| Del Mar Heights Elementary | 293 |
| Del Mar Hills Elementary | 224 |
| Ocean Air | 450 |
| Pacific Sky | 368 |
| Sage Canyon | 457 |
| Sycamore Ridge | 386 |
| Torrey Hills | 389 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 6
- NCES district ID
- 0610740
Elsewhere
- Public schools in California — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in California — A to Z, each with its page.
- California on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved